Lil Bahadur Chettri, 93
Award-winning author of the classic novel on migration, Basain, dies
tribute
Remembering ‘Kamred’ Bihari
Farewell to a defender of community action and solidarity
Bihari Krishna Shrestha, 88
Tribute to Nepal’s pioneer in community forestry and anthropologist from a former colleague
Shyam’s Shangrila
Shyam Bahadur Panday’s hotel was a favourite haunt of the early expatriates in Nepal
Ambica Shrestha (1933-2024)
The long and fearless life of a crusader for cultural preservation and women's rights in Nepal
Nepal loses its foremost security analyst
In 1991, as the editor of Deshantar weekly, I was part of a visiting team of journalists accompanying Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on...
Paul Farmer on my mind
When we were in 11th grade, my friends and I wanted to bring healthcare services to an impoverished village near Pokhara, my hometown....
Rajkumar Shakya, 1967-2021
Raj Kumar Shakya who died of Covid-related complications in June at age 54 was the world’s foremost repoussé sculptors, excelling in the craft of...
A Nepali on a UN mission
To be posted in regions of political instability seems to have been the calling of Manoj Basnyat’s life. As a United Nations...
A postcard from Jan Morris 1926-2020
Remembering the last surviving foreign member of the first expedition to climb Mt Everest in 1953
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